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Explain how a square is a-
(i) quadrilateral (ii) parallelogram (iii) rhombus (iv) rectangle.

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(i) Since it has $4$ sides
(ii) Since opposite sides in a square are parallel
(iii) Since diagonals of a square are perpendicular bisectors
(iv) Since opposite sides of a square are of equal length.

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